Protesters also gathered at the Immigration Residential Housing centre near the Perth airport to voice their displeasure.

Organisers said families detained in Perth would be directly affected by the High Court decision, including a Syrian family with a young baby and several married couples who were brought to Australia from Nauru to receive medical treatment.

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